#MOVID19 Hackathon

Purpose

Moving people

Approach

Using information and data

Type

Transit

Mode

Bicycle / e-bicycle

Bus

About this initiative

In March 2020, the city of Bogotá, NUMO, Datasketch, and other partners co-organized the hackathon initiative #MOVID19 to gather data. Scientists, transport and public health experts participated and came up with answers to the question: With data analysis and impact monitoring, which initiatives could be implemented to improve mobility around the city, reduce the probability of transmission of COVID-19, and focalize services towards those who inexorably must use public transport? Multiple initiatives to improve mobility in the city came out of the hackathon, including a pilot to provide e-bicycles to healthcare workers and programming of new bus routes specifically for healthcare workers.

Lessons learned

Location:
Bogotá
Colombia
Launch date: Mar 19, 2020
Actor:
Public sector action
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Partners involved: City of Bogota, NUMO, Datasketch, TUMI, Despacio, City Parking, Bogotá How We Go, Transport Studies Unit University of Oxford, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia